Planning Together: A Couple-based, Multi-level Prenatal Contraceptive Education Program for Economically Marginalized Families
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Short Interpregnancy Intervals, Maternal Health Disparities
In brief
The goal of this pilot trial is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the Planning Together protocol The hypothesis of this study are 1. The study will achieve feasibility, demonstrated by ≥80% study accrual (30 couples in 8 months), ≥75% protocol adherence, and ≥75% (e.g., education workbook completion) 2. The intervention will be acceptable, with \>80% of participants reporting satisfaction with Planning Together. 3. Patterns of primary outcomes (contraceptive knowledge, communication quality, community referral utilization) and secondary outcomes (agreed contraceptive plan, consistent contraceptive usage and satisfaction, psychological distress, and Short Interpregnancy Intervals \[SII\]) will suggest benefits of the intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07214012
- Run by
- University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2025-11-25
- Expected to finish
- 2026-10-14
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- > 20 weeks pregnant, age 18+
- The pregnant person has an available romantic partner, and the couple was able to get pregnant on their own or will be able to after the delivery
- separately, the pregnant person reports being in a sexually, psychologically and physically safe relationship
- English-speaking
- Romantic Partner Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age and older
- Cohabiting with the patient; in a romantic relationship with patient
- Capable of getting the patient pregnant after delivery
- Does not need to be the biological father of the current pregnancy
- English-speaking (in order to take part in the interview as the interviewer does not speak Spanish)
You may not qualify if…
- Patient Exclusion Criteria:
- Participant is under the age of 18
- Documented cognitive impairment or psychiatric condition in pregnant person's medical record (e.g., severe learning disability, dementia, current psychotic disorder, suicidality)
- Participation in a concurrent contraceptive education intervention
- The pregnant person has a high-risk medical condition
- Romantic Partner Exclusion Criteria:
- Less than 18 years of age
- Are not cohabiting with the patient; not in a romantic relationship with patient
- Not capable of getting the patient pregnant after delivery
Where it is running
- University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)
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